Posted by: edward_janus
| 23 Nov 09 | Permalink
Edward Janus | Disability Advocate and Activist (Disabled myself). Doing Daily Internet Activism for Supporting Causes of Change. Signing Letters, Petitions, and Sharing News. Founder: www.EdwardJanus.net | Disability Network Connections. Thank you for making your voice heard and your help to spread the word about this issue. Myrna Gonzalez, a 44-year-old former preschool teacher, strained her back and neck in 2001 while moving furniture from one classroom to another. Although she suffers from knotted shoulder muscles, osteoporosis, headaches and slipped discs, she was initially denied Social Security disability benefits. (The News Journal/BOB HERBERT) Social Security disability claims denied more often ... Read post
I am finding out, that despite my juvenile brain, that my 61 year old body is giving out. Last week I found out that my kidneys are not working as well as they should. Just to say, though, that I am not dying right now, so don't feel sorry for me.When I was much younger and thought about dying, I had this wish that when I died the end of the world would happen at the same time. I didn't want to miss anything, like the next superbowl.Now I'm thinking, what if everybody just died when I did? I have ... 
It’s not every day that the US Chamber of Commerce shows up on my doorstep here in the city by the Bay. Since the Chamber is the multi-million dollar lobbyist muscle for some of the biggest climate criminal corporations in the world, I decided to rearrange my morning to pay them a visit. Let’s see, to do list for Thursday:8:00 am Punk Chamber with balloon banner in lobby of their conference. Check.8:30 Meet up for coffee, tell stories, high five! Check.8:35 Back to the office to take on more corporate polluters. Check. I love my life.Here's a little backstory and ... 
Through my few years of experience with organizing, I’ve never had the pleasure to join with such a diverse coalition of organizations as I did yesterday when the US Chamber of Commerce came to town. With a crowd of over 100 strong, Greenpeace joined with local labor unions, a national worker’s rights group, Change To Win, as well as Sierra Club, MoveOn and many more to call out Tom Donohue, the president of the US Chamber of Commerce. Our event kicked off with a press conference that included high-energy speeches from local business owners, local labor union members, and representative ... 
